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الشنار

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns concepts of shame, disgrace, and notorious badness. It extends to describing someone who is flawed or wicked, and also includes specific place names and an animal.

Derived headwords

الشَّنَارnoun
  1. 1.
    ugliest defectclassical

    The most unsightly flaw or blemish, representing a significant imperfection.

  2. 2.
    shame, disgraceboth

    A state of dishonor or public shame, often associated with wrongdoing.

  3. 3.
    notorious matterclassical

    An affair or issue that is widely known due to its scandalous or shameful nature.

شَنَرَ عَلَيْهِverb
  1. 1.
    to reproach, to shameclassical

    To find fault with someone, to bring shame upon them, or to expose their faults.

  2. 2.
    to hear of and exposeclassical

    To become aware of someone's bad deeds or flaws and then publicly reveal them.

شنر عليه تشنيرا — عابه، أو سمع به وفضحه — He reproached him, or heard of him and exposed him.
تَشْنِيرnoun
  1. 1.
    reproaching, shamingclassical

    The act of finding fault with someone, bringing shame upon them, or exposing their flaws.

الشَّنِيرadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-manneredclassical

    Having bad character, poor disposition, or lacking good manners.

  2. 2.
    wicked, full of evilclassical

    Characterized by a great deal of wickedness, evil deeds, or numerous flaws.

الشَّنِيرَةadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-manneredclassical

    Having bad character, poor disposition, or lacking good manners.

  2. 2.
    wicked, full of evilclassical

    Characterized by a great deal of wickedness, evil deeds, or numerous flaws.

بَنُو شَنِيرname
  1. 1.
    Banu Shanirclassical

    A specific tribe or clan lineage named after Shanir.

الشَّنَرَةnoun
  1. 1.
    gait of the righteousclassical

    A specific manner of walking or gait associated with a righteous or virtuous man.

شَنَارَىnoun
  1. 1.
    catclassical

    A domestic feline animal, commonly known as a cat.

شَنْرَىname
  1. 1.
    place nameclassical

    A locality situated in the region of Samannudiyah.

  2. 2.
    place nameclassical

    A locality situated in the region of Bahnasah.

Parallel reading

الشَّنَار، بالفتح: أقبح العيب، والعار، والأمر المشهور بالشنعة.
Al-shanar, with fatha: the ugliest defect, shame, and the matter famous for its disgracefulness.
شنر عليه تشنيرا: عابه، أو سمع به وفضحه.
Shanara 'alayhi tashniran: he reproached him, or heard of him and exposed him.
والشنير، كسكيت: السيئ الخلق، والكثير الشر والعيوب، كالشنيرة.
And al-shanir, like sikkīt: the ill-mannered, and the one abundant in evil and flaws, like al-shanirah.
وبنو شنير: بطن منهم.
And Banu Shanir: a clan among them.
والشنرة: مشية الرجل الصالح.
And al-shanarah: the gait of the righteous man.
وشنارى، كحبارى: السنور.
And shanārā, like hubārā: the cat.
وشنرى، كجمزى: ة بناحية السمنودية، وة بناحية البهنسى.
And Shanrā, like jamzā: a locality in the region of Samannudiyah, and a locality in the region of Bahnasah.